Petition Against City Court Fee Bill Moves in Senate
A long petition and letters from Brunswick opponents are to be read as the Senate committee considers a bill to place city court officials on a fee system. County officials may attend to urge passage while many taxpayers oppose, arguing the fee system corrupts Georgia courts. The bill’s fate hinges on Senator King who can influence its passage or defeat.
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Senate
Brunswick
Meader
Senator King
Georgia
Colombia Liner Bumps Iceberg Says All Well
New York reports Captain Mitchell of Anchor Line Colombia says all well after a collision with an iceberg while en route from Glasgow. The liner 560 passengers strong, bumped an iceberg eighty miles northeast of Cape Race. bow damaged above the water line but not badly.
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New York
Mitchell
Colombia
Glasgow
Jome Fotice
Cape Race
Mack Sees Foss as Presidential Possibility
Norman E. Mack, DNC chairman, in National Monthly says Governor Foss has secured more progressive constructive legislation than any Massachusetts governor in fifty years. Mack mentions Foss as a presidential possibility, noting previous mentions of Wilson Harmon and Marshall.
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Buffalo
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
the National Monthly
Foss
Massachusetts
Mack
Wilson
Harmon
Marshall
Grocer W O Lumpkin Files Voluntary Bankruptcy
W O Lumpkin, grocer at Gloucester and Albany streets, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition with Referee Isaac. Liabilities are about 1000 dollars and assets about 500. No hearing date set yet.
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W. O. Lumpkin
Gloucester and
Albany Streets
Isaac
Bankruptcy Court
Fire at Oglethorpe Hotel Causes Water Flooding Loss
A fire in the fourth story of the Oglethorpe hotel yesterday morning caused about 5000 to 7000 dollars in damage, mostly from water used to extinguish the flames. The blaze began near a cupola on the third floor and smoke prevented access, with officers and the hose team battling the fire until it was under control. Insurance covers the loss. several rooms and the hallway were flooded.
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Oglethorpe
Harrison
McKenzie
Laborers Arrive to Work at Yaryan Naval Stores Plant
About twenty to twenty five laborers reach the city to start work on the Yaryan Naval Stores plant construction. They will build three or four large tanks and perform steel work. Progress is rapid and completion is expected on schedule. Owners hope the factory will be ready for business by October 1.
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Yaryan Naval Stores Company
Admiral Togo Guest of President Taft in Washington
President Taft and Secretary Knox hosted Admiral Togo in Washington with calls at the State Department and Navy Department. An audience at the White House and a dinner capped a day of official hospitality as officers noted the heat and full dress uniforms.
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Washington
United States
Taft
Knox
Winthrop
Togo
New York
Army
Navy
White House
Storm Damage in Penny Area in Flooding
Harrisburg reports heavy rainfall the heaviest since 1889 flood with 3.37 inches. Bridges and roads sustain extensive damage across Penny area as storms move through Pennsylvania.
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Penny
Harrisburg
Roosevelt Testifies On Steel Merger To Halt 1907 Panic
Former President Theodore Roosevelt testified before a congressional committee on the 1907 absorption of Tennessee Coal and Iron by United States Steel. He described urging immediate action with Frick, Gary, and Secretary Root to stop the panic and said the transfer benefited the Birmingham area and the public good.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
United States Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
Stanley
Representative Young
Mr. Stanley
White House
H. C. Frick
E. H. Gary
To Steel Corporation
Root
Senate
Tennessee Coal and Iron
Frick and Gary
Tennessee Company
Gary and Frick
Stock Exchange
Birmingham
Chinese Fearless of Uprisings Amid Confucian Peace Plan
Pekin reports little fear of revolutionary movements among legations and the Chinese government. Officials attribute optimism to Confucian restraint, peaceful means, and a capable central army, plus fear that a revolution could provoke foreign interventions and provincial dismemberment. Manchu rulers hold steady control of government and military power.
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Pekin
Confucius
Hetty Green's Son Dies in Arizona
Col. W. C. Green, copper magnate and son of financier Hetty Green, died in Naco Arizona on August 5 from acute pneumonia brought on by injuries from a runaway accident.
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Hetty Green
Naco
Arizona
Col
W. C. Green
Wool tariff clash stalls conference committee talks
Washington reports a full conference committee and a La Follette Underwood sub committee failed to agree on a wool tariff revision. The pair asked to be relieved, the full committee tried and failed, and they were instructed to resume later with the farmers free list bill amid broader senate house differences. Sayee Underwood indicated a report would take several days.
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Washington
Senate
House
LaFollette
Underwood
Congress
Pilots to Host Savannah Amateurs in Three-Game Bet Series
The Pilots prepare a three game series with the Savannah amateur club with a $100 bet on the outcome. Savannah returns with a stronger squad after a prior city visit, while the local team, saved by a last minute fundraiser, plans ongoing weekly games against top clubs, then a Jacksonville visit follows.
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Pilots
Savannah
Jacksonville
Monument Proposed to Ex President Cleveland
Caldwell New Jersey August 5 Governor Wilson endorses a plan to buy Grover Cleveland birthplace as a permanent memorial The proposal aims to raise fifty thousand dollars by national subscription and establish the site as a lasting tribute.
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Cleveland
Caldwell
N. J
Wilson
Grover Cleveland
City Court Opens for Jail Case Docket Under Judge Krauss
Judge Krauss will convene the city court in an adjourned session tomorrow morning. Proceedings likely to last only a couple of days as only jail cases will be disposed of. All jurors from the last session are notified to attend and serve. After jail cases are cleared, a recess of several weeks will be announced.
Storm clouds hover over old Haiti in upheaval
Washington reports that efforts by the diplomatic corps in Port au Prince to form a public safety committee have failed. American Minister Furniss warns the state department that a clash between rival revolutionary armies seems inevitable.
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Washington
Diplomatic Corps
Port Au Prince
Gq Public Safety Committee
Furniss
State Department
Deposed Haiti President Arrives in Kingston En Route to Safety
General Antoine Simon, Haiti’s deposed president, along with his family and 44 companions, reached Kingston aboard the Dutch steamer Prinz Nether lands on August 5, seeking safety from political foes.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Antoine Simon
Haiti
Millionth U S Patent Awarded for Puncture Proof Tire
Washington August 5 The millionth patent issued by the United States Patent Office was announced by Commissioner Moore. The patent covers a puncture proof tire for automobiles and other rubber sprung vehicles. The inventor is an Akron Ohio man. The bureau was organized in 1826 and the patent was signed in regular order of business without ceremony.
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Washington
United States Patent Office
Moore
San Akron
Ohio
Astor-Force Marriage Likely This Fall
Col. John Jacob Astor and 18 year old Miss Ma deline Talmage Force likely wed in Newport Rhode Island or Bar Harbor Maine this autumn. Legal barriers prevent Astor from remarrying in New York while Ava Willing Astor remains alive, making social implications for the 400.
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New York
Col
John Jacob Astor
Astor
America
Madeline Talmage Force
Newport
R. I
Bar Harbor
Colonel Astor
New York State
Ava Willing Astor
County urged to make exhibit at land show
Georgia Exhibit Association urged Brunswick Glynn county to fund a Chicago Land Show exhibit. Ed M. Hafer of Atlanta asks Brunswick to pledge pro rata funds, with 25 percent due by September 1, and urges local officials to convene and authorize prompt remittance to ensure Georgia’s strong representation at the land show.
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Ed M. Hafer
Atlanta
Georgia Exhibit Association
E. C. Bruce
Brunswick Committee
Brunswick
Glynn County
Chicago
W. H. Leahy
Hafer
Augusta
Savannah
Athens
Waycross
Habersham County
Gainesville
Douglas
Georgia
Aviation record smashed at Etampes height flight
Capt Felix, director of the military aviation school at Etampes France, ascended to 11330 feet breaking the height record. The previous official record was held by M Legagneux who in Pau France last December reached 10499 feet.
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Etampes
France
Felix
Military
M. Legagneux
Pau
Five bills to create Georgia lieutenant governor office
In Atlanta on August 5 the senate introduced and passed five bills creating the office of lieutenant governor of Georgia with a $5000 salary. The duties include presiding over senate sessions and filling the governor's chair in case of vacancy.
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Atlanta
Senate
Georgia
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